The phrase NZ Inc is so nauseating. Please stop using it. New Zealand is a collection of individuals, firms, government agencies, councils, charities, families, iwi and a whole lot of other fluid groups that change…

The other day Eric Crampton wrote about how the reaction to a pretty tame economics series on CBC was knee-jerk along the lines of “all economics is right-wing propaganda!”. He writes about how mainstream economics…

I am a fan of the Independent Commission against Corruption. Reading through their investigations is a clear indication that New South Wales have really gone after dodgy buggers. When you then look at Sydney Morning…

The Brazil-Russia-India-China acronym was first coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill. Ostensibly, it’s a prediction that these four countries will take over the world because of the massive increase in their population, GDP and…